No. 21 Maryland men’s basketball returned to the Xfinity Center for its second consecutive home game to start the season. This time, the Terps took on George Washington, former Maryland men’s basketball player Ricky Lindo Jr.’s team.
The Terps had difficulties establishing a commanding lead early in the game but ultimately were able to string together the pieces to emerge victorious against a George Washington team that was looking to pull off the upset.
“First of all, I think you’ve got to give GW a ton of credit, they were terrific,” head coach Mark Turgeon said. “And I tried to explain to our guys that everybody on their team thinks they should be wearing a Maryland uniform and they competed, they played their tails off.